leavenings
What makes bread rise
Leavenings are substances that make dough or batter rise—yeast, baking powder, baking soda.
The term extends to anything that lightens or enlivens: His humor provided a leavening to the serious discussion.
The word appears both as a plural of leavening and as a verbal noun from the verb leaven.
Fermenting fungus
- baking powderChemical rising agent
- baking sodaSodium bicarbonate powder
- sourdough starterFermented flour-water culture
- cream of tartarPotassium bitartrate for baking
bicarbonate · fermentation · dough · bread · cakes · muffins · pastries · batters
Powers that shape behavior
- catalystsReaction accelerators
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
- enliveningMaking lively or spirited
- transformationThorough change in form
uplift · inspiration · tempering · softening · permeation · infusion · gradual change · moderating
Uncultivated fermenting microorganisms
- culturesCollective human practices
- startersThings that initiate
- mother doughContinuously fed bread starter
- kojiFermentation mold for Japanese foods
injera · naan · levain · lactobacillus · microbes · tang · sour notes · preferments
yeast
Fermenting fungus
- baking powderChemical rising agent
- baking sodaSodium bicarbonate powder
- sourdough starterFermented flour-water culture
cream of tartar · bicarbonate · fermentation · dough · bread · cakes · muffins · pastries · batters · proofing
influences
Powers that shape behavior
- catalystsReaction accelerators
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
- enliveningMaking lively or spirited
transformation · uplift · inspiration · tempering · softening · permeation · infusion · gradual change · moderating · elevating
wild yeast
Uncultivated fermenting microorganisms
- culturesCollective human practices
- startersThings that initiate
- mother doughContinuously fed bread starter
koji · injera · naan · levain · lactobacillus · microbes · tang · sour notes · preferments · maturation
leaveningsdampers
Things that restrain intensity
dampeners · suppressants · deadeners · depressants · weights
leaveningsflatteners
Things that smooth out
compressors · weights · binders · thickeners · stabilizers
- leavening agentSubstance causing dough expansion